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Excellent Production Values, But Still A Failure... moreCast
(Series Credited cast) | Jonathan Barlow | ... | Roy Harrison |
| Sally Baxter | ... | Lisa O'Shea |
| Peter Benson | ... | Larry Rigg |
| Paul Bhattacharjee | ... | Jaz Sharma |
| Anthony Booth | ... | Ted Pilkington |
| David Boyce | ... | Ralph Friend |
| Burt Caesar | ... | Phil Smith |
| Hetta Charnley | ... | Janet Owen |
| Souad Faress | ... | Anita Rai |
| David Hargreaves | ... | Derek Owen |
| Jane Hazlegrove | ... | Debbie Taylor |
| Derek Hicks | ... | Keith Naylor |
| Seeta Indrani | ... | Sita Sharma |
| Paula Jacobs | ... | Peggy Sagar |
| Rashid Karapiet | ... | Narya Vyas |
| Jane Karen | ... | Carrie |
| Carol Kaye | ... | Miriam Ransome |
| Noreen Kershaw | ... | Lynne Harrison |
| Kelly Lawrence | ... | Louise Todd |
| Geoffrey Leesley | ... | Geoff Travis |
| Valerie Lilley | ... | Brenda Rigg |
| Pik Sen Lim | ... | Ly Nhu Chan |
| Nimmy March | ... | Colette Johnson |
| Jamila Massey | ... | Susha Sharma |
| John Michie | ... | Tony Fraser |
| Seamus O'Neill | ||
 | David Phelan | ... | Sean Ellison |
| Andy Rashleigh | ... | Colin Arnold |
| Martin Riley | ... | Painter |
| Leslie Rogers | ... | Paul O'Donnell (as Paul Beringer) |
| Simon Rouse | ... | Alan Curtis |
| Dev Sagoo | ... | Raju Sharma |
| Helen Shapiro | ... | Viv Harker |
| Bernard Spear | ... | Morris Ransome |
 | Philip Tan | ... | Lam Quoc Hoa |
| Alistair Walker | ... | Duane Rigg |
| Barbara Wilshere | ... | Carol Broadbent |
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30 min (100 episodes)Country:
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It was well acted, had some great characters, warmth, humour... but it failed. Why? "Albion Market" was supposed to be a companion soap for Granada's other Lancashire-based drama "Coronation Street", but somehow the setting did not inspire. And, although characters were often likable, the show often felt bitty and disjointed as it flitted round the market, the café, certain characters' houses and the market superintendent's office.
Perhaps a large, central family group may have made a difference? Favourite characters included Jewish crockery sellers Morris and Miriam Ransome, Peggy at the market café and her daffy assistant Carol, fiery Lynne Harrison, and long-suffering Derek, the market superintendent, and his gormless side kick Keith.
It was certainly grim. An abandoned baby was found in the back of a traders' van and an unemployed man attempted suicide. There was no sign of the glitzy side of 1980s life at first.
As "Albion Market" failed to impress viewers, shoulder pads and blonde highlights for several of the male characters were imported, and 60s singer Helen Shapiro arrived as market hairdresser Viv.
But before we could see if these new ploys would work, the show was axed. It had lasted one year.